HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Crimean War, German Confederation, Ems Dispatch
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To unify germany and strengthen prussia and won by superior military organization in austro-prussian war (1866) and franco-prussian war (1879) Able o win hese wars so q ickly ha here"s no ime for o hers o in ervene. First great power war since 1850 after the napoleonic wars and the crimean war. Taylor says - 1848 german history reached turning point and failed to turn. If there is going to be a german unity. That bigger state would have to be led by the austrians or the prussians. The prussian monarchy was not thrilled with the idea of unity. The reason lies in liberalism and nationalism call for larger group of germans were made by the liberals. Bismark made the decisions for prussia and thought prussia would not do well under liberalism and that parliamentary control would make it hard to have effective foreign policy.
